Nitric Oxide, Atherosclerosis and the Clinical Relevance of Endothelial Dysfunction
- 1 January 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Heart Failure Reviews
- Vol. 8 (1), 71-86
- https://doi.org/10.1023/a:1022199021949
Abstract
The endothelium plays a key role in vascular homeostasis through the release of a variety of autocrine and paracrine substances, the best characterized being nitric oxide. A healthy endothelium acts...Keywords
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